Recent content by chapa

Boulevard Tank 7, that's about to be accompanied by a veggie pizza.

Brewed again yesterday for the first time in several months. It was a long, but very rewarding brew day. Did a 10g batch of Amarillo Simcoe IPA and another 10g batch of a Belgian Blonde, that I split up - pitched regular 1214 Belgian Abbey Yeast on one of them, and the other I'm starting on...

Me and a few buddies brewed up a 10g batch of a Robust Porter yesterday :-D Kegged 10g of a Centennial IPA recently as well. Look forward to having my two favorite beers on tap for a while :-D

That pepsi machine kegerator is awesome! I'd love to see what the inside looks like. Did you have to do a lot of modifications?

No worries, I think this would definitely be a good style for licorice, if any. The black patent should keep it in check too, where it still will be a nice balance. Good luck! I'm sure no matter what your final recipe is, you'll be happy with the results. Porters are awesome! A few months back I...

Ahh, I didn't realize that, somehow you had me under the impression you wanted to make a Porter...:cross: My input on licorice was only an afterthought to my response. I just thought I'd suggest that if you haven't made a Porter yet, to keep it simple and determine how you want to modify the...

Consider using a small amount of black patent, if you want a nice burnt note to add to the chocolate malt. It's my favorite part of a porter, personally. Slight coffee, dark chocolate, roasty goodness. I would keep it around 4oz. Also...don't tell anyone, but I even do 1oz of roasted barley...

I got a lb of Simcoe whole hops from freshops.com, as well as a half lb of Amarillo :-) They were like $1.60/oz, but the only other site I saw them on wanted like $4/oz for pellet.

Sorry double post.

The bigger the pot, the better, so you can actually do 5g when you want, but you might want to get a turkey fryer burner to do the full boil, if you don't already have one. Using a separate pot with upside down colander to strain the grain bag, then using some kind of bowl or something to...

Sorry for your loss :( I just got back from the vet myself and my 15yo cat only has a short time left, as she has a tumor in her mouth that is growing like crazy, and while it's not cancerous, it's only a matter of time before she stops eating and I'll have to put her down. He estimated 3-4...

Hehe, that's pretty much how it goes :-)

Thats really cool! Good idea with the ice water for people to space out their drinks, too. Homebrew can get lethal! Happy 40th!

I'll be dry hopping...well not till next weekend, but I had to share my new shipment :-)

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